Thursday, July 24, 2008

Apple Cider Vinegar

Here is a list of ailments ACV helps with:

ACNE BLEMISHES

AGE SPOTS

ARTHRITIS HELP

ASTHMA

ATHLETE'S FOOT

BLEEDING NOSE

BLOOD PRESSURE

BODY ODOR

BONE HEALTH

BRUISES

BURNS

CANCER PREVENTION

CHOLESTEROL REDUCTION

COLDS

CONSTIPATION

CORN AND CALLUS TREATMENT

COUGHS

CRAMPS

DANDRUFF

DIABETES

DIAPER RASH

DIARRHEA

DIGESTION

EAR INFECTIONS

ECZEMA

FATIGUE

FLATULENCE

FOOT CARE

GOUT

HEADACHES

HEARTBURN (ACID REFLUX)

HEMORRHOIDS

HICCUPS

INSECT BITES AND STINGS

INSOMNIA

JELLYFISH STINGS

LEG CRAMPS

MENSTRUAL PROBLEMS

MORNING SICKNESS

MUSCLE SORENESS

NAIL FUNGUS

NIGHT SWEATS & HOT FLASHES

POISON IVY & POISON OAK

SINUSITIS

SORE THROAT

SUN BURNS

ULCERS

UTI

VARICOSE VEINS

WARTS

WEIGHT LOSS

YEAST INFECTION

for more details visit:
http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com/home-remedies.html

P.S.
In an email from a friend of mine she mentioned ACV is good for gall and kidney stones. She wrote "My mom drinks it and her diabetes count went down and so did her cholesterol! "
Thanks Jessica!!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Identifying and Treating Thrush




Symptoms of thrush may include:
  • Unusually pink or red nipples.
  • Cracked or bleeding nipples
  • Itching or burning nipples
  • A shooting pain deep within the breast
  • Pain that continues throughout a nursing session
  • White patches inside the baby’s mouth. (the inside of his cheeks is a “thrive” zone and an easy to identify location)
  • Yeast infections in other locations (diaper area, vaginal)



Treatment of thrush with GSE


Grapefruit Seed Extract = GSE is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound synthesized from the seeds and pulp of grapefruit. It is an extremely potent and effective broad-spectrum bactericide, fungicide, antiviral and antiparasitic compound. Tests have shown that GSE is dramatically more effective than Colloidal Silver, Iodine, Tea Tree Oil and Clorox bleach against five common microorganisms. In studies performed by Dr. John Mainarich of Bio-Research Laboratories in Redmond, WA, samples of each of the common antimicrobials or sanitizing agents were evaluated for effectiveness against Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Streptococcus faecium and E. coli. The other antimicrobials tested were considerably less effective than the GSE.


Make a mixture of 10 drops of Citricidal
 Grapefruit Seed Extract to one ounce of water. 


The use of distilled water to make your solution is very important. The chemicals placed in your local tap water to kill bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of the active ingredients in GSE.


Use this solution with an absorbent swab on mom’s nipples and baby’s mouth once every hour during all waking hours. Swab baby’s mouth prior to nursing and mom’s nipples after nursing.  Applying it to baby’s mouth prior to nursing will help them to  avoid the possibility of baby associating the bitter taste with nursing.


If diaper area is affected, put the same strength solution into a spray bottle or swab as above at every diaper change. 


If the infection is particularly rampant or you are having difficulty getting rid of it, mom may need to take acidophilus or GSE capsules to get rid of it systemically. 


GSE solution can also be used in laundry or as a surface cleaner to kill yeast hiding and waiting to multiply again. 


It may be  [is] necessary for Mom to eliminate [at least reduce] sugar from her diet until the yeast infection is gone.








This post & website are not a replacement for a health care provider & the advice given should not be considered a diagnosis or treatment. Seeking a professional care provider is the responsibility of the reader.